Machine for plucking poultry



(No Model.)

I. G. MELLINGER. MACHINE FDR PLUCKING POULTRY. No. 456,201. Patented July 21,1891.

c u I [WEI/V2073 U ITED" STATE OFFICE-f jisA-IAH M LTJNGER, or s1"i:PI-I Nso N, vmmn.

' MACHINE F O R 'PL UQKING, POULTRY.

sPEcIrIcArIoN forming part of ette s Patent,No'.'4=56,201, dated July 21'', 1891. Application filed A rils, 1891. 1 Serial No. 888,201. (No ma.)

Stephenson,

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's- .t hearings and. with the' same surface-speed. 1,

'To all whom it .Mayconcern.

: Bea known thatI, SAIAH-c, M ma- R;

a citizen of the United States, residing at and useful Plucking Poultry; and'I do hereby declare scr'iption of the invention, such as will-enable others skilled "inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same. v-

nation of theparts hereinafter'fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, the machine-Q Fig. 2 is'a 'front'view of the chine, taken on Iinexwlin, Fig. '3.

The, machine is supported by a stand,preferably consistingfof' the rear legs A and the front 1eg'A.Y B is aframe .su'pportedby-the said legslor-iu any otherconvenient manner. .0 is the lower'roll 'jourualed in the frame B, which is preferably made inxtwo parts secured'together by th'eIbolts b,'so. that the roll I can be taken outwhenrequired;

.D isthe upperroll journaled in the block's d, which are preferably made blocks dare pivoted ouipins c, which pass through the-brackets-ci on the frame B. a

which project fromthe frameB. I

C, ,Th'e 'npperroll is free to rise when any rol l, remains stationary;

1n. the-same manner as the upper '1'01l, and the upper roll mayremain stationary,- or both against each other and feathers are passed between. them 7 The rolls are revolved in the same direction in their in-the countyof Frederick and '5 Stateof Virginia, have inventedcert'ain new *Ir'npr'ovement'syin Machines for The two-cor. -'pu' 1leys are revolved by the cillatingtreadles' by meansflof the connectingrelates to machines for plucking the feathers from poultr and it.- consists in the-novel construction and combi-' .ingfrom one Figure is aside iew of I 3 jis a pvlau view from above and Fig. 4 is'a cross-section through the ma- I chine and :his legs straddle f'he'leg A. The" posite'end in two parts secured togethenby the boltsfdf, so that. the

rolhjmay be rernoved when desired The; -drivi ng-'cord-"3 of I Lhe springs- E b'ear upon the tops bf the blocks :d'and, cause the roll D'to-bear'againsttthe lower r'oll' feathers pass between the rolls,while thelower 1' but the lower "roll may he made the movable roll, if desired, and

the middle. portions of the r-011s, l K is a guard-plate,.-prov ided with teeth" k;

Any 'approred ui'echanisnr for rev0lving the rolls may be used and foot-powerwill be I found satisfactory. V, v ,1

F are treadles mounted on the shaft which isjournale'd in the legs A A.

G 'isa cord-pulley jou'rnaled on the pin which projects from the V legs 'A', and G is} a second cord-pulley secured 'to't-he p'ul'le'y G.

rod H, which is pivoted to the armjgprojceh I of, the treadles'a't ,O'u'e'end and has its other end pivoted tothe crank-pin 72", which projects froinlthe Y pulley G. The n per roll' is" provided with a cord-'pt'llley 2 and driving-cord 3, connecting 'it' with' ;the p. y' 0wer' rol-lv PQ'P X f n driyiug-cord 5, connectihg ititothe pulley G'. t v l The" operator sitslat the front'of' the madriving-gear is preferably arranged at the op-- Qffthemachine poultry}- direction. 7 a v 1 amete r thanthe lower roll to. better enable'it. to sieze the feathers, and the'cord-pulleys are proportioned so that the surface s-p'eed'of each.

roll is' substantially I the -'same.- "The driving cord of th'e'l'owe'r roll isldrawn frame l B, but any spring i is used, the

made lighter than thefsp'ri'n'g E at the "other end of the machine, orit may be dispensed with altogether, v l J is an inclined guide-plate, secured to'the two of thesaid boltsb; {This plate isY-pjrm is provided with the v Theupperroll is. 1811131116? in (11-.

from the operator, so as tel-be out of hisway and leave hishalids "free .lto: handle the I v crossed, so that both'rol-ls' revolve inth'e same tight, but the the-upperfiroll isprovided witha tensionjdericewhich, keeps ittight and permits-theiupperg-roll-torise slightly This; tension devicecohsistsof ried by'a; springi, .which i's secured to' theapproved tension device maybe used. When the spring E-a-t that end of the :mac

. A 9.5 frame Batth'e left hand of; the. machine by" vided' with shouldersto keep-the;poultryilni Th is guard-plate the fowl from lugs k at the rear. The teeth k are inclined downward at the front and may project slightly over the guide-plate J.

L is a scraper which bears against the upper roll and slides in slots in the blocks (1, and L are set-screws, which engage with the lugs 7.1 and bear against the scraper L, so that it maybe set up against the roll as often as reqnired.

M is a scraper which bears against the lower roll. This scraper rests in lugs on the back of the frame B, and is set up against the roll by means of the set-screws m, which engage with the lugs M, which projectfronr the frame B. he set-screws are provided with long projecting ends m, which bear upon the scraper M and prevent it from rising.

N is an apron provided with sides at. This apron is preferably made of canvas stretched over a wire frame and is attached to'the machine at the right hand of the operator. Plates n at the ends of the rolls prevent the feathers from getting between the blocks (1 and the frame.

I is a cover secured to the frame over the pulleys to prevent feathersfrom being caught by the cords.

The operator revolves the rolls by means of the treadles and places the fowl on the guide'plate J. He presses the fowl toward the rolls; so that the feathers are drawn between the rolls' and are plucked from the fowl. The fowl is turned about upon the guideplate,so that all its feathers may be plucked. The teeth of the guard-plate permit the feath ers to pass between them, but prevent the skin of the fowl from being drawn between the rolls. The. plucked feathers are discharged over the apron at the right handvof themachine, and the apron is curved so as to clear the right leg of the operatoraud leave him plenty of space to work the treadles.

\Vhat I claim is- 1. In a fowl-plucking machine, the combination, with a pair of plucking-rolls, of a toothed guard'plate to prevent the skin of being drawn between the rolls, substantially as set forth.

2. ,Ina poultrylucking machine, the combination, with a pair of rolls, of an inclined guide-plate provided with shoulders at its ends,and a toothed guard-plate above the said guide-plate, substantially as set forth.

3. In a poultry-plucking machine, the combination, with the toothed guard-plate, of a pair of plucking-rolls and yielding pressing devices, such as springs, for causing one roll to press against the other roll and permit in the said blocks,and springs bearing against the feathers to 'pass between the rolls, substantially as set forth.

4. In a poultry-plucking.machine, the combination, with the frame, of the lower roll jourhaled in the frame, the blocks pivoted at one end 'to the frame, theupper roll journ aled the blocks, substantially as and for the purpose set fort-h. V V t A 5. In a poultry-plucking machine, the combination, with the lower roll, of the upper roll of smaller diameter than the lower roll, a toothed guard-plate in front of the rolls, and driving mechanism for revolving the said rolls at the same surface speed, substantially as and for the purpose set forth." 6. In a poultry-plucking machine, the combination, with the frame, of the lower roll journaled in the frame, the scraper supported by the frame, and the set-screws engaging with lugs on the frame and provided with projecting ends bearing on the surface of the said scraper, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a poultry-plucking machine, the combination, with the stationary lower roll, of the movable upper roll, the pivoted blocks supporting the upper roll, the springs bearing on the said blocks and adapted to press the upper roll upon the lower roll, driving pulleys anld cords for imparting motion to both the ro ls, nected to the drivingmord of the movable roll, substantially as-and for the purpose set forth. 8. In a poultry-plucking machine, the eombination, with the frame and the pluckingrolls supported by the frame, of the stationary 5 apron adapted to clear the leg-of the operator and attached to the frame behind the rolls for removing the feathers, substantially as set forth.

9. In a poultry-plucking machine, the conioo bination, with the frame and the plucking. rolls supported by the frame, of the driving pulleys and cords at one end of the rolls, a

single leg at the otherendofthe rolls for supthe rear legs, the treadles 1 5 porting the frame, pivoted between the said legs, and a connecting-rod pivoted to the treadles and to one of thesaid driving pulleys, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in 1 1o presence of two witnesses. V I 7 ISAIAH G. MELLINGER. Witnesses: g

HERBERT W. T. J ENNER', PHILIP MAURO.

and a tension. device operatively con- 0 

